Glider

N57CG

1999 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
217
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chicago Glider Club (Corporation)
Based
Minooka, IL
Registration record

N57CG on the FAA register

Type
1999 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus
Serial
217
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Chicago Glider Club
Minooka, IL
Certificate issued
1999-07-21
Airworthiness date
1999-08-02
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A74C49
Mode S (octal)
51646111
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1999-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N57CG to the current registrant.
  • 1985-02-01
    N57CG previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-4 (s/n 57); cancelled.
Overview

About N57CG

N57CG is a 1999 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus, serial number 217. The FAA register lists Chicago Glider Club as the registrant in Minooka, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 1999 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated August 2, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57CG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57CG.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.